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Stuff like "god damn", "fucking hell", etc. Anything that stems from religious sources. That includes fudged varieties like "jeez/geez" and "heck".

And to clarify, this isn't some attempt to avoid blasphemy or anything. I'm not particularly religious and would rather rewrite the neural pathways for those "defaults", but haven't been able to come up with satisfactory alternatives so far.

*To clarify further, I'm all good with most other curses (shit, fuck, ass, etc). I'm not trying to be inoffensive, just non-religious.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Blood and bloody ashes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Always some material from Bill Dance. First clip on this one

https://youtu.be/hoQIljOKwpo?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I feel you OP. I do feel silly saying "oh my god" as a reflex utterance considering I'm a lifelong Atheist lmao.

There's gotta be something better than sarcastic takes like South Park saying "oh my science!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

My mom always hated god damnit so I started saying “Dang-ol’ dingus dangit” and it’s stuck for half my life.

Kid friendly, has a satisfying rhythm, silly enough to difuse some of the frustration, and usually gets a laugh

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What about fictional or ancient religious swears?

  • by the power of Ra!
  • may Zeus grant mercy
  • by Grabthar’s hammer!
  • thank Thor

When I’m in a gaming VC I sometimes swap in setting-appropriate swears.

What about political figures?

  • thanks Obama

What about cringy internet/gaming references?

  • God damn -> mods ban
  • thank god -> thanks chat
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I can do this all day!
~Chosen specialist subject.~

Shitting biscuits!
Foamy gushing twat!
Wank spanner!
Rancid gobstopper!
Juicy fat ballsack!
Piss on a stick!
Sloppy jizz mop!
Spunky pus bucket!
Steaming shit stain!
Thirsty cock gobbler!
Greasy prick spasm!
Fuck a duck!
Crusty cum sock!
William H. tap-dancing Macy on a motherfucking motorcycle!
Retching cunt nugget!
Flacid spunk sock!
Mouldy knob cheese!
Pint of shart!
Gaping arse sleeve!
Pus-filled pussy pocket!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fucking fuck

Fucking shit

Wtf

What the shit

Fuck me

I mean there are endless combinations

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Sometimes simple is best.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

"oh my fauci"

"thank darwin"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"fuck me in the ass, that's mildly inconvenient"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

i mean, if you say so.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Technically, it's basically equivalent to "oh my god", but the Vietnamese phrase Oi Troi Oi is outstanding

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Rather than "god damn" I usually say "gods damn". I'm not religious at all, but I'd rather someone mistake me for a polytheistic pagan than a Christian.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought the whole thing was that Christians weren't the ones who use God as a swear word

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One of their commandments is to not "take the Lord's name in vain". Modern Christians have interpreted this to mean not using the word 'god' as an interjection or swear. What was actually meant by it was to not use god as a justification for things that do not comport with god's religious teachings. You know, like claiming god says you should hate trans people, or that god has chosen you personally to be in charge of everyone. You know, the exact thing Christians do all the fucking time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I hold to both interpretations tbh

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

SoUnDs LiKe SoMeOnE nEeDs SoMe FrEeDoM fRiEs
Edit: its highly specialised against people like MAGA, the term originates from americans being angry at the french because they critisized a war made by the USA

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Alternating case text is more offensive than any profanity

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've apparently offended the entire territory of Quebec with my question, so maybe that's appropriate XD

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

oh, that was just a suggestion with a topic that i find hilarious
and sorry, i did not want to insult you

(additionally, i am not from Quebec and i probably insult them more with that i dont know where that country is)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No offense taken by me, no worries. Quebec is a very French province of Canada, so not being allowed to say "French fries" felt fitting, hah.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait are you saying you think Quebec is a country or that you don't know where Canada is? I guess the username is appropriate either way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

oh, its in Canada
sounds like it could be its own country ^^
oops XD

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

"Kiss me where the wind blows"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

SomethingInGERMAN!!!

Okay, little backstory here. When I was growing up, there was this fighting game called Karnov's Revenge, and it was the 90s, so the characters said little 2 second phrases that more or less sounded like words. My friends and I were fascinated by it, ended up adding many of those phrases to our vocabulary. One of those characters was a giant German wrestler named Marstorius - and some of his phrases were just incomprehensible. So we ended up just yelling "SomethingInGERMAN" when he would pull of his big wresting move. No, not a translation, no actual German words were injured. And boyo did that stick, still say it to this day.

https://www.arcadequartermaster.com/kr_characters.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Just use Russian swears

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Only in german

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I like the in-universe swears from some of Brandon Sanderson's fantasy novels: Rust (rusting, rusted) and storms (storming) come to mind.

A québecoise roommate of mine got her whole office yelling "chicken FRITE" (fried chicken in franglais).

"What the shoes" is kind a fun one. I'll also yell "fudge knuckles!" which doesn't really mean anything but is pretty satisfying to say.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The Wheel of Time has some great ones too.

Blood and bloody ashes

Mother's milk in a cup

Son of a goat's left stone.

See also: Battlestar Galactica

Oh and Firefly, although a lot of that is in Mandarin.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Common swear words fall into religious, sexual, and fecal. If you merely want to evade religious, there's plenty to choose from. Shit, ass, fuck, etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I've started saying "death" as a curse word

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Big fan of people angrily shouting TITS

Also, cum's on the table

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I've always been a fan of "Great Caesar's Ghost!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

"By the power of grey skull!" (Fucking hell)

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